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A number of political demonstrations are planned to take place on Sunday 4 August mainly focused in the Dusit, Pom Prab, and Phra Nakorn districts of Bangkok. Several tourist attractions are located in these 3 districts including the Grand Palace and Wat Po. The political situation in Thailand is unpredictable and sometimes volatile. Over recent […]

Hamburg Airport – Unexpected strike by AHS aviation handling service workers at Hamburg Airport said to be causing long lines at check-in counters. Arrival and departure information at Hamburg Airport do not confirm any delays with flights. etravel alerts

Alexandroupoli-Samothraki ferry service halted due to industrial action Employees operating an Alexandroupoli-Samothraki ferry line in northern Greece halted services to and from the northern Aegean island early on Wednesday leaving local residents and tourists stranded on both sides. According to reports, negotiations between management and five employees who were reportedly owed about 35,000 euros in […]

Passenger Ferry Accident in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland The MV Blue Puttees ferry strikes a wharf while leaving Port aux Basques in southwestern Newfoundland. No injuries were reported. The ferry was carrying 398 passengers and 91 crew members en route to North Sydney, Nova Scotia. Passengers travelling on the ferry are being kept informed of […]

Libyan security forces have defused a dozen bombs that had been placed inside a car that was parked outside a luxury hotel in the capital Tripoli, the interior ministry said. The incident on Tuesday comes a week after another hotel in Tripoli was thought to have been targeted by a rocket that missed and hit […]

A Qantas plane grounded on an Auckland Airport runway today has now been removed. Spokesman Simon Lambourne said the Qantas aircraft experienced a problem with its brakes as it was taxiing off a runway after its arrival from Sydney. “The aircraft stopped on the taxiway but for safety reasons we closed part of the runway […]